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The Best Reading for Writing Well

Posted onApril 7, 2016April 5, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

What books and book types I read when writing. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Fiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, fiction, writing

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Book Review: Big Magic Waves Its Wand

Posted onFebruary 18, 2016February 15, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin3 Comments

Finding this book at the perfect moment proves one of its central theories: that inspiration shows up exactly when we need it. Read More …

CategoriesReview, WritingTagsBig Magic, Carol Newman Cronin, creativity, Elizabeth Gilbert, writing

The Satisfaction of Print

Posted onJanuary 7, 2016January 5, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

There’s nothing like the feel and smell of a real book. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, WritingTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, Oliver's Surprise, teaching

Holiday Book List 2015

Posted onDecember 17, 2015December 16, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Four novels and one non-fiction read made this year’s list. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, Review, SeasonsTagsbooks, Carol Cronin, Carol Newman Cronin, review, writing

Books Last; Grade School Doesn’t

Posted onDecember 3, 2015December 2, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Books are permanent. Fourth and fifth grade are fleeting and temporary. Both are a very good thing. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, WritingTags5th grade, Carol Newman Cronin, Oliver's Surprise

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Shaping our Lives: It’s all in the Details

Posted onNovember 3, 2015January 4, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

It’s hard to see what details are really important to the big picture, except in hindsight. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Fiction, WritingTagsblogging, Carol Newman Cronin, shape, story

Olympic Sailing: Where Fiction Meets Fact

Posted onDecember 14, 2014December 28, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

How a book club discussion made me realize something new about a story. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Fiction, Olympics, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Game of Sails, Olympic Love Story, Severn Sailing Association

Holiday Book List 2013

Posted onDecember 18, 2013October 27, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Books for the 2013 holidays, and beyond… Read More …

CategoriesReview, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, J.B. Chicoine, Mark Chisnell, Portrait of a Girl Running, Powder Burn, Spilled Coffee

Book Review: Sipping “Spilled Coffee”

Posted onJuly 17, 2013October 27, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

J.B. Chicoine’s latest provides a steady drip of a story. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, Review, WritingTagsauthor, book review, Carol Newman Cronin, J.B. Chicoine, novel, Spilled Coffee, writing

Why it Took 18 Years to Write Game of Sails

Posted onMarch 20, 2012July 29, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

A book from my past took over my present, and now it will live on in the future. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Olympics, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Game of Sails

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